"You can't complain about it," Marmol said of losing his job. "They say it's better for me and for the team. I'll take it. I agree."

Marmol has appeared in three games for the Cubs this season, allowing six hits, two walks and five runs in 1 2/3 innings. He has registerd one save.

Fujikawa signed a two-year deal with the Cubs during the offseason after six seasons in the Japan Central League. He had been used as a setu-p man for Marmol in the season's early going.

"I came into the season with the mindset of a set-up man," Fujikawa said through his interpreter. "Once Marmol's condition gets better I think there is a chance he'll come back. We all have to fight through it."